Xavi blasts Barcelona after defeat: “There’s no excuse”

This Wednesday, the 26th, thebarcelona was defeated by Rayo Vallecanoin a match valid for La Liga. Therefore, the culés lost the opportunity to extend the advantage in the table for the vice-leader Real Madrid. Even with the leadership maintained, the Barça coach, xaviwas not at all happy with the performance of his team.

“We didn’t play a good game, we didn’t feel comfortable at any moment. The ones we had didn’t hit. The second goal penalized us a lot. We tried until the end. We had faith and courage but Rayo is a fair winner. They put a lot of pressure on us and we didn’t feel comfortable at all. A defeat that bothers us, but one day less”said the troubled Xavi.

The coach tried to explain the reason for the defeat, which, in his opinion, has a lot to do with the abuse of play in the midfield, but said that there is no excuse for the result. “It has been difficult for us. We’ve been thicker than usual, we didn’t play a good game, today there’s no excuse”he stated.

And then, even with a campaign very well under way, with 11 points of difference for Real Madrid, the coach reiterated that nothing is won. “Nothing was done, the League was not won, I have said it many times. It costs a lot to win it. Every away game is a war.”told and even complemented by saying: “We left very upset because it was a very good opportunity”.

Finally, the Barcelona coach recalled some of the highlights that the team had against Madrid’s athletic, a match valid for the 30th round of La Liga. However, Xavi was keen to say that this doesn’t say much and has not been replicated against Rayo. “Each game is different”finished.